Help me pick 7th skill

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Help me pick 7th skill

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So I have this guy with these stats:

STR: 95
DEX: 80
INT: 50

1. 100 Swords
2. 100 Tactics
3. 100 Anat
4. 100 Healing
5. 100 Resist
6. 100 Magery
7. ?

Choices are anything but hiding (got invis items) and poisoning (I'll be carrying a bunch of DP weapons and I have a stealth alchemist already that can hand me stuff in dungeons if need be). I want him to be quite versatile against both type of players (tank mages/dexxers) and mobs hence the 50 mana for EV. I was thinking parrying will help me more against mobs and dexxers, right? Never went for it before. There is also Eval Int which would help me finish people off.. or even a Mace/Swords combo (but think this will make me weaker against dexxers). There's also med, but I might be throwing my points into the wind with that one since I have to remove all armor and find a spot to do it but I'll be able to return to battle quicker.

Any suggestions?

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I would go with eval int

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WOODY wrote:I would go with eval int
Yeah it seems very close between eval int and parry.. Magery at 100 with 50 mana just begs for some eval. Can anyone make an argument for parry? :lol:

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Parry can be useful but magery without eval has always seemed too underpowered to me. I've also had fun messing around with tracking. You could try 50 eval and 50 tracking and if you decide you don't use tracking enough, just drop it and gm eval.

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Eval, for sure.

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Thanks for the suggestions. Tracking seems handy combined with GM magery for reveal. 50/50 with eval might be interesting, as I never tried tracking before :)

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Eval or your e-bolts will hit for like 15 points of damage vs. a GM Resister (if they resist it to begin with) ~ a must have.

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If you want to be able to cast heals on self in fights, You better have wrestling.
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Parrying is nice in theory, but it removes your ability to use 2 handed weapons or drink a potion while using a 1 handed weapon.

50 tracking would work for finding people within a reasonable range.

Eval for the last ebolt to kill the guy running away from you is good.
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cooking or begging.
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Missy B wrote:cooking or begging.
Nah, I'm trying to give the rest of a server a chance this time. Don't want to pwn them too easy.

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Post by Roser »

In my mind there are only two viable options here and they have both been suggested.

Wresting or Eval.

Wrestling if you want a more defensive style of pvp, and eval if you want to be more offensive.

If you pick wrestle you can pretty much opt of of causing damage with your spells and focus entirely on the healing/buff/defuff aspect.

If you pick eval you will be able to use offensive spells but be warned, your mana regen is very slow so you will need expert timing with your spells so not to waste your mana. You will also be left with weak defense while casting so make sure to counter this with "Equip Casting".

Best of luck.

Edit: Take 75 dex and 100 str, the extra 5 dex doesn't do anywhere near as much for you as the extra 5 str will.
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detect/track. 50 detect is enough to pop someone that has magic hidden(spell OR item) with 0 actual hiding skill 100% of the time.
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Yeah, some people have said wrestling elsewhere also, may make it an easier build to play. Detect/track is cool but hard to fit in, maybe if I also make a PK char with no resist + eval. Lots of things to test!

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Wow some of you aren't reading right.
He has 80 dex n 50 int, this is just a hybridish dexxer.
Be smart and take wrestling so your heals and recalls and shit don't get interrupted, seriously trust me, eval int is retarded on this toon. You dot have med so wtf ya gonna do cast 1 eb a fight then run around with no mana?
Take wrestling

Btw without wrestling the moment you cast ANYTHING, you'll get hit and interrupted.
Your damage is your weapon in this case, your magery is for a heal/cure/ra/recall/interrupt harm, take wrestling or be gimped.
No offense to the people in this thread but most really dot pvp.

Btw listen to rise go 100str.
ALWAYS
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